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How can I report an incorrectly indexed Family Search source?

Olson, Christina Michelle
Olson, Christina Michelle ✭
September 19, 2021 edited September 19, 2021 in Search

Hi there! Today I came across a source in Family Search that has been incorrectly indexed. It was a US Census from 1850; here's the link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6J5-DQK. The person I've been working on, Domenicus or Dommicus Carman, is listed with his wife Elizabeth and their grandson Tristram. His and his wife's ages are listed as 55 and 51, respectively. However, that doesn't match the timeline of their lives. I thought it could have just been different people, but there is a matching census for the same year and place on Ancestry that has them and their ages listed correctly as 85 and 81: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/9379506:8054?tid=&pid=&queryId=5504ee7d0bad558a2c91579e4f33c2bb&_phsrc=Tvj9&_phstart=successSource. When you look closely at the Family Search source, you can tell it actually says 85 and 81. However, I don't see anywhere that I can report the incorrect information or correct the ages. Does anyone know how to do this? Thank you!

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  • DebbieToomey
    DebbieToomey ✭
    September 20, 2021

    We see the transcription error in FamilySearch so we went to look to see if the record is editable. You can edit the record but not the age at this time. You can attach it to your family and explain the transcription error. Here is the link to an article that explains this further.

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-fix-indexing-or-transcription-errors-in-historical-records

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